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by tdeck 14d ago
Your comment reminds me of the old Google Opt Out Village video from The Onion https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lMChO0qNbkY
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by tdeck 14d ago
> My diagnosis is that you care too much. The enterprise IT space is kabuki theatre. This was my first reaction as well. But it's relatable. I've held myself to similar expectations and caused a lot of stress in the past. You t
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by tdeck 16d ago
That's exactly what I would think if I were in trouble and hadn't done any research, but in fact it is not. When I needed a locksmith a few years ago, at night, it cost $70.
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by tdeck 16d ago
They send out someone in an unmarked van who doesn't have a locksmith license (at least in CA these are a legal requirement and they are required to show it to you). When you ask to see it they tell you they keep it at the office for &
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by tdeck 16d ago
Google doesn't care about this. Try searching for a locksmith in your area on Google and the top results are all scans.
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by tdeck 16d ago
Finally a time when this obscure Wikipedia article is relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_toilet
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by tdeck 17d ago
I always thought "be autonomous" meant "don't sit around waiting for someone to notice you're blocked", not "never consult with your colleagues".
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by tdeck 17d ago
The "why" in this article doesn't exactly make sense to me. If the argument were "economic conditions suck in the industry right now so managers have to write more code", sure. But "AI" is supposed to be s
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by tdeck 17d ago
In CA many cities allow landlords to "bank" rent increases in some way. For example, in SF: https://www.sf.gov/information--banked-rent-increases
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by tdeck 17d ago
None of this is relevant to Berkeley since California law prohibits rent control on vacant units (and has for decades). When renting ti a new tenant landlords can charge whatever they like. It's honestly absurd to read this thread beca
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by tdeck 18d ago
> Violating the constitution means that evidence gets thrown out in court and the victims get financially rewarded. It is not in the police's interest to violate people's rights. Victims get financially rewarded by the state an
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by tdeck 18d ago
This state of affairs benefits the ruling class of both parties. Causing harm is much simpler for the state to follow through on than improving conditions, and it's less likely to require meaningful sacrifices from wealthy elites. Repu
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by tdeck 22d ago
These days it's mostly by card anyway though, isn't it?
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by tdeck 22d ago
In the U.S. you see the buttons quite a lot at Korean restaurants for some reason.
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by tdeck 22d ago
I think the ability to steal tips is part of the appeal for some employers unfortunately.
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by tdeck 22d ago
We're going in the other direction. In Seattle it's common for restaurants to tack on an extra "service charge" that's not a tip, just because. It's supposed to be declared somewhere. With tip your bill can eas
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by tdeck 22d ago
> If it wasn't, then the owner would also get paid from tips. Actually it's quite common for owners to take some of the tips, even though that's not legal.
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by tdeck 22d ago
Japan has a lot of the same things, but no tipping. Although the tradition of "checking in" to see if you need anything seems to not be very prevalent - instead people either press a button or call out for the staff if they need s
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by tdeck 23d ago
People remember spelling based on pronunciation.
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by tdeck 23d ago
I imagine what will happen in practice is that the makers will simply ignore the law and hope not to get prosecuted or audited?
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by tdeck 23d ago
I think it's because these "h"es are silent in (most?) dialects of English, so both spellings would result in the same pronunciation. English doesn't really have a 'kh" /x/ sound, or an unaspirated k,
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by tdeck 26d ago
I wonder if this is because of all those YouTube videos with the title, description, and language set to English and the content in (presumably) Hindi. I run across these a lot when looking up obscure topics.
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by tdeck 26d ago
Berating a real person is often unproductive too, but people do it to make themselves feel better.
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by tdeck 26d ago
A program I occasionally use has a "Don't close" button in that dialog. Of course I'm more used to "Don't save", so I often hit it and then am surprised when the program stays open.
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by tdeck 26d ago
Facts are just flavor used to season an article. Things like "basic standards of veracity" and "genuine curiosity about the past" aren't worth bothering about.
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by tdeck 26d ago
That's what a resume is for.
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by tdeck 27d ago
The motor in the photo says HC385MG, it's a brushed DC motor with an attached encoder wheel for servo control.
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by tdeck 28d ago
I find agents need a lot of verbose instructions that are a waste of space for people. Things that are better said in a PR comment for people if needed are better front loaded for agents. People benefit from concise documentation that they
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by tdeck 28d ago
I was actually thinking of [1] but hopefully it doesn't turn out like that. [1] https://www.tumblr.com/ourincrediblejourney/89180616013/what...
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by tdeck 28d ago
There are numerous news articles about software or hardware issues that get discussed on HN and don't meet the criteria for a bug report. But it's only the "AI" related ones that elicit this type of response.

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